The Infrastructure Department said 94,542 on-street parking Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) were issued last year, almost half in Belfast and a rise of 11% on the previous year.

Another 37,374 concerned off-street parking, a 4% increase, with the greatest number issued in Fermanagh and Omagh and the lowest in Antrim and Newtownabbey.

A total of 20,807 surrounded moving traffic offences in the Greater Belfast area involving bus lanes and bus-only streets.

They were mainly centred around Donegall Square East, Great Victoria Street and College Square East.

The tally decreased by a quarter after CCTV cameras were switched off in Castle Street due to a change in traffic management.

A statement from the Infrastructure Department said: "Enforcement of parking restrictions and bus lanes aims to reduce the number of illegally-parked vehicles and unauthorised vehicles using bus lanes during operational hours.